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Recent Examples of disinclination Horowitz’s disinclination to pay his bills has inspired complaints over the years, some on legal stationery. Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 Its weakness is an intermittent lack of vulnerability and an occasional disinclination to leave all of that behind and pull out individual characters who have figured out that their travails flow from the difficulty of stopping American family life from turning into a Sam Shepard play. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign. Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025 Durant’s disinclination to play for the Warriors doesn’t necessarily prohibit them from trading for him. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disinclination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinclination
Noun
  • So the reluctance to impose themselves and instead tread cautiously meant Palace were content to bide their time at Wembley.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The recent reluctance from the twins follows Carey’s surprise drop-in during Moroccan’s Twitch live stream on Thursday, April 3.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When someone in your workplace seems to harbor dislike for you, the tension can be palpable and can effect your productivity, as well as the team’s morale.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The 26-year-old woman spoke candidly on Reddit about her dislike of her 24-year-old sister’s boyfriend, 34.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While highlighting the vicious cycle of ethnic hatred, Gavin strives for impartiality.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Love has triumphed over hatred, light over darkness and truth over falsehood.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There seems to be a widespread distaste among philanthropies for grantees developing dependence on their support.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2025
  • One wonders why Garland and co-director Ray Mendoza have made the film at all when there seems to be not simply an ignorance of the period in question but an active distaste for realizing its real-life consequences.
    Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Disinclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinclination. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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